A former Afghan interpreter arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in June after a routine immigration status hearing is leaving ICE detention after almost four months.

Gonzalo Curiel, a federal district judge in San Diego, ordered Sayed Naser Noori released "immediately" Friday, finding the government violated his right to due process.

"This is a momentous decision and we are so grateful that Sayed is finally being released after months of wrongful detention," said advocate Shawn VanDiver in an email.

ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

VanDiver is president and co-founder of AfghanEvac, a non-profit that supports Afghan resettlement.

Noori immigrated to the United States last year via CBP One, a Biden-era immigration program since canceled by the

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